WHARF CUT IN HALF.
STRANGE ACCIDENT TO SHIP.
(United Press Association —Copyright )
MELBOURNE.
May 2
In one of the most remarkable shipping accidents in Melbourne for many years, the coastal freighter Aroona escaped undamaged after ploughing right through a pier at Williamstowu, near Port Melbourne, late on Saturday night. About 2500 square feet of the pier was completely demolished, leaving the end of the pier isolated from the shore end. The damage is estimated at £SOOO.
The cause of the accident is believed to bo the failure of the Aroona’s steering gear. Hundreds of lingo logs, piles, and iplanks to-day floated across to the opposite side of the bay, a distance of eight miles, constituting a danger to shipping.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 171, 3 May 1937, Page 5
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